Bare-midriffed disco dancers gyrate against still pictures of the attack on the World Trade Center. This is not a ballad, but rather a rocking morlam tour-de-force, propelled by a hard-charging line-up of combo-organ, bass, and drums, propelled by Jintara’s sharply-honed vocals, much of it sung against a backdrop of a surging American flag. Choruses are delineated by a Latin reverse clavé rhythm. This fast-paced rocker is decidedly un dirge-like, underscoring the fact that Thai sensibility is often not in keeping with that of the West. It was written by Thepporn Petchubol.

Synopsis of lyrics: The World Trade Center is burning and my new husband is missing. I am shocked at seeing his last name on the list of the dead; it was not his choice to go, he was assigned there. We just got married, and then he died. For more on Jintara, visit https://www.afana.org/jintara.htm

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